Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art
Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak – Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam – Kerala, Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh, Odissi – Odisha, Manipuri – Manipur, Sattriya – Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha – Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas – Gujarat, Bihu – Assam, Lavani – Maharashtra, Ghoomar – Rajasthan, Yakshagana – Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani – Bihar, Warli – Maharashtra, Gond – Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore – Tamil Nadu, Kalighat – West Bengal, Phad – Rajasthan.
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- 1.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Lavani (b) Bihu (c) Giddha (d) Ghoomar
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Garba (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Sattriya
- 3.Which painting style comes from Rajasthan? (a) Gond painting (b) Phad painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Warli painting
- 4.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kuchipudi come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Manipur
- 5.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
- 6.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Dandiya Raas (b) Garba (c) Giddha (d) Lavani
- 7.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Bihar (b) Maharashtra (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Madhya Pradesh
- 8.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Kathak (d) Kuchipudi
- 9.🎭 Is Bihu a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 10.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Odisha
- 11.🌺 Rangoli patterns are usually made on the ___. (a) window (b) roof (c) ceiling (d) floor
- 12.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Kathakali (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Manipuri
- 13.🤲 Mehendi (henna) designs are usually put on the ___. (a) hands (b) teeth (c) nose (d) hair
- 14.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Odissi (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Manipuri (d) Kathakali
- 15.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bhangra come from? (a) Assam (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
- 16.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) plastic (b) glass (c) paper (d) clay
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathakali (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Sattriya (d) Giddha
- 18.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Yakshagana come from? (a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
- 19.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathak come from? (a) Kerala (b) Manipur (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Assam
- 20.🎭 Is Mohiniyattam a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 21.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
- 22.💃 Which state does the classical dance Kathakali come from? (a) Assam (b) Kerala (c) Odisha (d) Uttar Pradesh
- 23.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Ghoomar (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Odissi
- 25.🎨 Which state does Warli painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
- 26.🎭 Is Ghoomar a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 27.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Sattriya (c) Kathak (d) Bharatanatyam
- 29.Which folk dance comes from Assam? (a) Bhangra (b) Lavani (c) Ghoomar (d) Bihu
- 30.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Bharatanatyam (d) Sattriya
- 31.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Assam
- 32.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Assam (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
- 33.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Garba (b) Bhangra (c) Lavani (d) Ghoomar
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Bhangra (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Lavani
- 35.💃 Which state does the classical dance Sattriya come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Odisha (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Assam
- 36.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh
- 37.True or false: the classical dance Manipuri comes from Tamil Nadu. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which classical dance comes from Odisha? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Odissi (c) Manipuri (d) Kuchipudi
- 39.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Garba come from? (a) Gujarat (b) Punjab (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
- 40.True or false: the classical dance Kuchipudi comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- Ghoomar
- Garba
- Phad painting
- Andhra Pradesh
- Kuchipudi
- Giddha
- Tamil Nadu
- Kathak
- folk
- Odisha
- floor
- Manipuri
- hands
- Kathakali
- Punjab
- clay
- Giddha
- Karnataka
- Uttar Pradesh
- classical
- Maharashtra
- Kerala
- False
- Odissi
- Maharashtra
- folk
- False
- Bharatanatyam
- Bihu
- Sattriya
- Tamil Nadu
- Gujarat
- Bhangra
- Kathak
- Assam
- Manipur
- False
- Odissi
- Gujarat
- True
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